James P. Brandau, a 2003 Penn State graduate, and his wife, Micaela, have created the Brandau Family Trustee Scholarship in the Smeal College of Business with a gift of $100,000, one of the largest gifts ever given to the college by a young alumnus.

The Dr. Ann M. Williams Visiting Innovator Program Endowment has been established by Penn State Lehigh Valley. This fund, which honors Williams’ 15 years of service to Penn State, will bring national and international leaders in innovation to the Lehigh Valley to work with the campus's students in the classroom, as well as visit corporations in the community.

Simon Corby has been named director of development and alumni relations in the College of Education at Penn State, effective July 6. He succeeds Michelle Houser, who recently accepted a new opportunity to lead the development and alumni relations team in the Smeal College of Business.

Penn State Altoona and members of the greater Altoona community honored Steve and Nancy Sheetz for their enduring leadership, service, and philanthropy with the creation of a Renaissance Scholarship in their name during a special event at the Blair County Convention Center on Friday, April 24.

With two weeks left in the Glee Club’s Dream Matching Challenge, former Glee Club member Mike Helms is offering an incentive to fans and other former members of the male singing ensemble: He and his wife, Martha, will match any donations 2-1 until the club reaches its $100,000 goal.

Former Penn State professor David Donohue, along with his son, Timothy, have made a $1 million gift, on behalf of the family, to endow a professorship in the John and Willie Leone Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences at Penn State. The Donohue Family Professorship in Energy and Mineral Engineering will support a faculty member whose research focuses on petroleum and natural gas engineering.

When Barbara Palmer and her late husband, James, made the lead gifts for the Palmer Museum’s expansion and subsequent renovation, their goal was to ensure Penn State’s art museum would serve as a cultural treasure and educational resource for arts patrons of all ages for years to come. In honor of Barbara’s 90th birthday on March 30, friends and family surprised her with the establishment of an endowment at the Palmer, which will help the organization continue to thrive.

A $100,000 gift from Ron and Carolyn Latanision will endow a new undergraduate scholarship in Penn State’s College of Earth and Mineral Sciences. The Ronald and Carolyn Latanision Trustee Scholarship will provide financial support to undergraduate students enrolled in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering.

The Penn State Schuylkill Alumni Society, the Schuylkill Chapter of the Penn State Alumni Association, and the Penn State Wilkes-Barre Alumni Society will sponsor a tour of wineries at Seneca Lake, New York on June 20.

A new Student Enrichment Center at Penn State Harrisburg that will house space for key student services, new and existing, will become a reality if final plans and funds are authorized, as recommended by the Board of Trustees Committee on Finance, Business and Capital Planning today (March 19). The full board will vote on the recommended approval on Friday (March 20).

On March 11, 2015, Penn State’s Dickinson Law opened its doors for a committee hearing to gather testimony from local entrepreneurs, educators, and business representatives on the readiness of Pennsylvania’s graduates to fill in-demand and available job openings. Rep. Stephen Bloom (R-Cumberland), 1987 alumnus, led the hearing as deputy chair of the House Majority Policy Committee.